Frequency and Outcomes of Elevated Perioperative Lactate Levels in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Currently there is insufficient evidence to use lactate levels as a predictor of outcomes in adult patients with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery.
The Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Positive Patients: a Review of a Multicenter Database
Survival among patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection who receive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was less than 40%.
Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Pneumatic-Driven ECMO Device
The pneumatically-driven ECMO device provides excellent safety and physiologic efficacy in a 7-day sheep experiment without visible clotting, hemolysis, or sustained reductions in fibrinogen or platelets.
Mechanical Ventilation Management during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. An International Multicenter Prospective Cohort
Ultraprotective lung ventilation on ECMO was largely adopted across medium– to high–case volume ECMO centers. In contrast with previous observations, mechanical ventilation settings during ECMO did not impact patients’ prognosis in this context.
The Right Ventricle after Cardiopulmonary Bypass: new Insights on its Adaptive Physiology
Post cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) right ventricular (RV) dysfunction has been extensively described in cardiac surgery
Vitamin D and Postoperative Delirium After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Prospective Cohort Study
Preoperative severe vitamin D deficiency was associated with the occurrence of delirium after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.
MHCA with SACP versus DHCA in Pediatric Aortic Arch Surgery: A Comparative Study
MHCA + SACP is associated with better short-term outcomes in children receiving aortic arch surgery under CPB.
Contemporary Australian Priming Constituents for Adult Perfusion Centres: a Survey
Contemporary Australian priming practices show a marked level of conformity between units. Variation exists in the rationale for adding sodium bicarbonate, mannitol and albumin.
Predisposing and Precipitating Factors Associated With Postoperative Delirium in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center: A Pilot Retrospective Analysis
These findings in VA patients generally are similar to those observed in the civilian population despite the differences between these cohorts.
The Effect of Restrictive Versus Liberal Transfusion Strategies on Longer-Term Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis
In adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery, a restrictive transfusion strategy reduces RBC transfusion without impacting mortality rate or the incidence of other perioperative complications.
Standards and Best Practice for Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution: Evidence-based Consensus Recommendations
The recommendations developed by this expert panel may help guide the management and inclusion of ANH as an evidence and consensus-based blood conservation modality.